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Nova Scotia government to limit the use of travel nurses
CBC via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe Nova Scotia government is taking steps to end its reliance on private nursing agencies by...
Nova Scotia health workers warned of nursing shortage years before death of young mother: ‘It’s...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHealth workers in Nova Scotia – where a young mother died after waiting six hours in an emergency...
Correctional officers protest at Province House over staffing levels in jails
CBC via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLow staffing levels in Nova Scotia's jails are once again garnering attention.The problem has led to...
N.S. Health says recruiters at critical-care forum didn't target workers in Canada
CBC via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNova Scotia was the only Atlantic province to send recruiters to a recent health-care forum in...
Nurse-to-patient ratios in N.S. will help address burnout, workplace injuries, says union
CBC via Yahoo News· 1 month agoJanet Hazelton believes there's light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the challenging...
Staff shortages still a limiting factor in improving N.S. health care
CBC via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAs the Nova Scotia government continues its effort to make good on a promise to fix health care,...
Nurses' union president says 'unsustainable pressure' driving some from the profession
CBC via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe president of the Nova Scotia Nurses' Union says "unsustainable pressure" is pushing people out...
Review says N.S. wildfire response was 'impressive,' but finds staffing, training gaps
CBC via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAn independent review of the fires that destroyed more than 200 homes and burned 25,000 hectares of...
Thousands of Nova Scotians could benefit from federal dental plan, if only they can find a dentist
CBC via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIt took calls to three dentists before 84-year-old Len Giffen could find one that was both...
Communities hit by Nova Scotia's biggest wildfire prepare for the next emergency
CBC via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCommunities hit hard last year by the largest wildlife on record in Nova Scotia are taking steps to...